AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWorld Bank & Oil Wealth: The World Bank says Guyana’s oil boom is lifting growth across the Caribbean, but warns the government must ensure oil wealth becomes broad-based and inclusive development, with stronger public investment management as growth slows ahead. Oil Market Spotlight: A report says Guyana is emerging as a reliable global oil supplier as Middle East disruptions push refiners to diversify away from chokepoints. Industrial Skills Pipeline: Freeburg Secondary’s “Weekend Welders” programme begins for 60 Grade 10 students, training them at the Guyana Industrial Training Centre to plug welding and safety gaps for the expanding industrial sector. Agriculture & Biosecurity: Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha hands NAREI a G$60M vehicle fleet (pickups, ATVs and motorcycles) to strengthen extension services and Carambola Fruit Fly surveillance and control. SME Financing: The Guyana Development Bank has started operations, offering up to G$3M in zero-interest, zero-collateral financing to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Tourism Resilience: Jamaica’s Edmund Bartlett proposes a permanent Caribbean Tourism Resilience Fund to finance disaster preparedness and faster recovery, unveiled at SOTIC in Guyana. Mining Jobs: TIWU says Massy Cat retrenchment could affect about 140 workers as the Caterpillar business transitions to MACORP. Regional Food Security: Guyana tables progress showing it accounts for more than half of verified Caribbean agricultural volume in the first half of 2026.
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